Students at Warren Elementary School showed one special classmate just how much they cared.First-grader Ellie Atherton was recently diagnosed with alopecia areata, a disorder that occurs when the immune system attacks a person's hair follicles.Ellie’s mom had discovered a bald spot on her daughter’s head at the start of the school year. By April, most of the first-grader's hair was gone.Ellie now shaves her head and wears wigs.“Pink Wig Day” was held throughout the district to support the brave first-grader. Teachers and students alike wore pink wigs in solidarity.“I said, ‘If she’s going to wear a pink wig, everyone should wear a pink wig,'" said Mary Ellen Shorey, a teacher’s assistant.

Students at Warren Elementary School showed one special classmate just how much they cared.

First-grader Ellie Atherton was recently diagnosed with alopecia areata, a disorder that occurs when the immune system attacks a person's hair follicles.